Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-202
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(a) The department of education shall be organized in divisions that the commissioner, with the approval of the governor, finds necessary, except that there shall be a division of career and technical education, the head of which shall be an assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner for career and technical education shall be responsible for the management of all career and technical education matters as governed by federal and state policies, guidelines, rules, and regulations. (b) All references to or duties or powers of the former division of vocational education or to the division of vocational-technical education shall be deemed to be references to or powers or duties of the division of career and technical education. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,s 1, eff. 4/25/2019. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 37; 1925, ch. 115, §§ 3, 4; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a89, 1487a17, 1487a22; Code 1932, §§ 311, 2308, 2313; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 56, 69; Acts 1937, ch. 240, § 1; 1947, ch. 93, § 3; 1947, ch. 99, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 311 (Williams, §§ 311, 2271.1, 2271.7, 2308); modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 12; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1982, ch. 689, § 19; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-110, 49-111; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 9; 2006, ch. 1016, §§ 1, 2.
(a) The department of education shall be organized in divisions that the commissioner, with the approval of the governor, finds necessary, except that there shall be a division of career and technical education, the head of which shall be an assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner for career and technical education shall be responsible for the management of all career and technical education matters as governed by federal and state policies, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
(b) All references to or duties or powers of the former division of vocational education or to the division of vocational-technical education shall be deemed to be references to or powers or duties of the division of career and technical education.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,s 1, eff. 4/25/2019.
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 37; 1925, ch. 115, §§ 3, 4; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a89, 1487a17, 1487a22; Code 1932, §§ 311, 2308, 2313; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 56, 69; Acts 1937, ch. 240, § 1; 1947, ch. 93, § 3; 1947, ch. 99, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 311 (Williams, §§ 311, 2271.1, 2271.7, 2308); modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 12; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1982, ch. 689, § 19; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-110, 49-111; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 9; 2006, ch. 1016, §§ 1, 2.
(a) The department of education shall be organized in divisions that the commissioner, with the approval of the governor, finds necessary, except that there shall be a division of career and technical education, the head of which shall be an assistant commissioner. The assistant commissioner for career and technical education shall be responsible for the management of all career and technical education matters as governed by federal and state policies, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
(b) All references to or duties or powers of the former division of vocational education or to the division of vocational-technical education shall be deemed to be references to or powers or duties of the division of career and technical education.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,s 1, eff. 4/25/2019.
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 37; 1925, ch. 115, §§ 3, 4; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a89, 1487a17, 1487a22; Code 1932, §§ 311, 2308, 2313; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 56, 69; Acts 1937, ch. 240, § 1; 1947, ch. 93, § 3; 1947, ch. 99, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 311 (Williams, §§ 311, 2271.1, 2271.7, 2308); modified; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 12; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1982, ch. 689, § 19; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-110, 49-111; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 9; 2006, ch. 1016, §§ 1, 2.
Status: in_force
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